After a very successful and busy start to the year, everyone at TAG Medical Ltd, the UK’ s leading Medical Equipment Repair Service was treated to day out wake boarding at the national water sports centre in Nottingham. It was a lot of fun, but very difficult to stay on the board so we all got very wet!
TAG Medical – The UK’s market leading Biomedical Service provider has produced a promotional video detailing its servicing to GP Surgeries.
There is now just 1 month left till the VAT increase from 17.5% to 20% in the UK. The increase in VAT comes in on the 1st January 2011. Now is a good opportunity to book your annual medical equipment repair service to benefit from the 2.5% increase in price to your surgery.
For our monthly promotion this month, we are holding the VAT at the lower rate for appointments in 2011 made in 2010. So if you arrange this month for us to visit your surgery next year, the VAT added to the work carried out will reflect the 17.5% rate.
TAG Medical are the market leadings in servicing and repairing your medical equipment all year round. Maintenance and repair of medical devices is essential for continued accuracy and reducing down time.
For more information please contact us on 0845 0707 800.
Preventive Maintenance is a very important part of any medical equipment testing and calibration schedule. Preventive Maintenance is the process of keeping your medical equipment regularly checked and maintained to prevent the equipment failing or developing a fault in the future.
Corrective Maintenance is the process of repairing a medical equipment devise once it has developed the fault. Preventive Maintenance should reduce the need for Corrective Maintenance.
If you have any questions about medical Devices Preventive Maintenance, please contact TAG Medical.
TAG Medical, the Uk’s leading medical equipment testing and calibration specialists, is pleased to have donated to Project Hope.
Part of Project Hope’s work includes sending medical equipment to countries desperately in need of it. Equipment that is beyond economic repair or not suitable for use in the UK is repaired by EBME technicians and sent abroad.
We hope to continue to provide support to Project Hope so they can carry on with their very worthwhile work.
Just a few days left now till the end of the month and the start of the new financial year for GP Surgeries across the UK!
Your surgery can gain up to 3 QOF points from our medical equipment testing and calibration service. We have a few spaces left before the end of the month so please call us if you would like one.
We are medical equipment calibration and testing specialists with an excellent reputation for efficiently and customer service, so why not give us try. You will not be disappointed!
The TAG Medical Team
TAG Medical, the leading independent medical equipment calibrators is now offering repair and service options on ECGs, Defibrillators, Audiometers, Ear Syringes, and Spirometers.
Working with leading manufacturers, our in-house time-served technicians can get your equipment back on track and in tip-top condition often in just a couple of days.
Please contact us if you require any equipment repairs or spares.
The process of applying a know input or process to simulate a patients results. The know input must be the correct figure for the performance of that equipment and the equipment used to carry out the test must be itself calibrated to national or UKAS standards to ensure the results of the item being tested are verified against a reliable source.
If the results or readings from the item are out of tolerance by the acceptable percentage then the item has failed the test. Calibration is the process of correcting the item to bring its results back into the acceptable percentage error. Calibration requires adjusting or repairing the medical equipment before the results can be rechecked and verified.
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Independent healthcare regulators and medical equipment manufacturers recommend that medical equipment is maintained and serviced annually.
It is not advised that untrained individuals attempt service their own medical equipment.
TAG Medical technical staff are specifically trained as Electro-Bio-Medical Engineers (EBME). All our technicians have many years of experience in the NHS or private healthcare sectors.
Yes, we provide full certification for your records and QOF inspection. We can provide digital or printed certificates.
Calibration is a way of verifying a machines accuracy to a known standard. If a machine is found to be operating out of tolerance then the process of calibration corrects the unit.
Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) main principle is to eliminate equipment downtime and enhance patient safety by picking up potential failures before they occur.
TAG Medical offers its services to NHS hospitals and trusts, as well as GP doctors surgeries, and PCTs. (Primary Care Trusts).
TAG also offers excellent prices on medical equipment calibration to consortiums and practice manager groups! So please get in touch, and start saving time and money on your medical equipment maintenance.
